1. Introduction to RPCM
1.2. RPCM DC Features
Remote power management of individual outlets
— operations team can turn on/off and re-
set any of the 10 outlets without visiting the site where the equipment is installed and they can
control unauthorized connection/disconnection of the equipment, accidental disconnection of
power cables or PSU failure on the powered equipment.
Outlet level short circuit protection
— When a short circuit occurs on one of the connected de-
vices, RPCM will cut off the power supply only to that device, leaving all other devices up and
running.
Note. Devices connected to other outlets on RPCM and other devices powered from the same power input stay on. Since
ATS is used for reserving power input, short circuit protection on RPCM prevents both input power lines from switching off
and all the equipment in the rack from turning off due to one failed device, eliminating the difficulty of locating the failed
device before the power in the rack is restored.
Proper grounding diagnostics
— RPCM prevents damages and equipment failures, while in-
creasing electrical safety with the help of automatic monitoring and proper grounding diagnos-
tics.
Configurable current consumption limits for each outlet
— operations team can prevent fire
hazards by setting current limits on each outlet and configuring administrators notifications or
automated power cut off on the outlet where consumption exceeding the defined limits was de-
tected.
Customizable outlet activation sequence and delays to start up services correctly after
complete power loss events
— operations team can guarantee powering on of equipment after
a full blackout, as well as set activation sequence and delays during startup following a power cut
off, to ensure proper start up of telecom, IT infrastructure and information systems.
Power meters on each individual outlet
— access to detailed consumption information on ev-
ery unit of powered equipment allows to optimize power consumption, bill contractors to which
you provide power on sites, troubleshoot issues with much better insights and plan expansions
based on real life consumption telemetry data.
ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch)
—
for RPCM DC ATS 76A only
— When power loss occurs on
one of the inputs, all electricity consumers are switched over to another power input without in-
terruption in power supply to consumers. This allows to significantly increase uptime of equip-
ment with single power supply unit. Also this functionality makes it easy to maintain DC power
sources like battery packs, rectifiers etc without planning downtimes.
User friendly remote management interfaces
— Multitude of easy to use interfaces such as
web-console, SSH command line interface, SNMP, REST API and physical on-device buttons, dis-
play and per channel LED status indicators provide centralized teams and field engineers all nec-
essary tools to manage the power infrastructure the smart way.
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